SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Budweiser Clydesdales visited Saratoga Race Course this week.
The world-famous horses arrived Aug. 8 and spent the week at Saratoga Race Course greeting fans at the admission gates, parading in the Paddock and visiting the Winner’s Circle.
The Clydesdales’ lineage dates back more than three centuries when the breed was first developed for farm work in the region of Clydesdale, Scotland. The horses were initially introduced to the American public by Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of Budweiser, on April 7, 1933, to commemorate the repeal of Prohibition. Nearly 90 years later, the celebrity horses often appear at major fairs, festivals and sporting events and have marched in two Presidential inauguration parades.
The appearances at the track are part of a partnership with Anheuser-Busch and local distributor Saratoga Eagle.
All photos by Thomas Dimopoulos.
